Thursday, January 28, 2010

as a child i grew up on classic films such as Pollyanna, That Darn Cat, Private Eyes, With Six you Get Eggroll, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and of course. . . The Incredible Mr. Limpet.the sixites had some great films. . . and actors.Haley Mills.Doris Day.Tim Conway.and of course. . .Don Knotts.

i love Don Knotts.always have.what a glorious man. . . and what incredible acting chops!he is funny and goofy without even trying. . . it may have something to do with the fact that he does look like a fish (why he was the PERFECT man to play Mr. Limpet!) and why he is so charming and "human".not perfect, but human just like you or me :)well. . . in the Incredible Mr. Limpet. . . Don Knotts turns into a fish.a big lipped, four-eyed fish.i always thought that Mr. Limpet made the CUTEST fish!that is why when i came across Chalkware fish i knew i must have some. . . and it became one more thing i MUST collect!my "Mr. Limpet" collection. . . if you will!

we recently moved into a new rental home and it has been nice to make this place our "home". . . but along with that came MUCH painting. . . including an unsightly downstairs bathroom!the owners painted the bathroom a flat, dull gray.GRAY.FLAT.WHAT!?!it was like walking into a dark alley or wolf's den.just horrible and quite ugly. . . and not "cute" ugly. . . UGLY, UGLY!so. . . we painted. . . (as in Pace painted! ha! thanks honey!)

we chose to paint the bathroom around my first chalkware fish acquirement.{mint green and warm tan}it has turned the bathroom from an ugly, ugly bathroom into a "cute" ugly bathroom. . . a mixture of granny and kitsch. . .just how i likes it! ;)(we have lovingly nicknamed it our "ice cream parlor" because it seriously looks like a turn of the century ice cream parlor)

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ha! i'm a huge don knott's fan, too. in Three's Company, as the landlord, i thought he was the funniest character and i felt a bit sad when he left the show. anyway, The Incredible Mr. Limpet was a grrreeat movie (loved it) and your fish wall porcelains do remind me of him -- especially the top most fish in the last photo.

Ha~ oh to have a love to paint for you ~ What a dream. I haven't seen all the movies you listed! Good grief that will have to be remedied straight away. Love your Chalk Ware collection! I have a bit of a thing for it myself although I've never committed to buying. The problem is that there is NO more wall space in my little house :( well except for one wall which I have had such a dong challenge with... can't seem to find what I want. Oh-well. Now I'm sure in the mod to revisit Mr. Limpet it's been awhile - a LONG while. Hioe you are having a glorious weekend :) ~ Chelsea Ann